Their goal will be to determine the scope of contamination from a former dry cleaning operation in the area.
Investigators will be looking for perchloroethene, or perc, which is a common dry cleaning solvent. From the 1920s until 1999 perc was used by owners of the building that is now Angelo Dry Cleaners. In 1999 owner Jim Kellogg switched away from using perc because of concerns about its toxicity. Perc is a known carcinogen and long-term exposure can adversely affect the liver, kidney and nervous system.
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